The Origin of Symptoms of Laryngitis and Modern Clinical Diagnostic Methods

Abstract

The cause of most cases of acute laryngitis is infection - mainly viruses of the ARVI group (influenza, parainfluenza, adenovirus, etc.), measles virus, less often - bacteria (whooping cough, diphtheria, scarlet fever, tuberculosis, etc.). Less often, the disease develops against the background of allergies, trauma or exposure to chemical irritants on the mucous membrane of the larynx. Laryngitis is rarely an independent pathology and occurs primarily - as a rule, it continues the course of other diseases of the upper respiratory tract (pharyngitis, tracheitis) and is combined with them. It affects people of any age - both adults and children. Patients under 5 years of age, 7-8 years of age are at risk of developing acute stenosing laryngotracheitis or laryngeal stenosis - an emergency condition requiring urgent medical attention.